Webflow billing is the system that decides who pays, for quoi, et quand dans ton compte Webflow. It ties together Workspace plans, Site plans, seats, and add‑ons into a single billing entity: your Workspace.
Core idea: everything is billed to a Workspace
- When you create a Webflow account, Webflow creates a Workspace for you by default.
- That Workspace becomes the billing entity: your card and invoices live at the Workspace level and cover both Workspace and Site subscriptions.
- Every site you build in Webflow lives inside a Workspace, even if it’s unhosted or on the free Starter plan.
This means that if you’re an agency, your agency Workspace is usually where all hosting, seats, and add‑ons are billed—unless you explicitly move sites into a client Workspace or use Client Payments.
Two main billing layers: Workspace vs Site plans
Webflow separates billing into two plan types.
- Workspace plans
- Billed per seat (per user) to support collaboration and project management.
- Unlock more unhosted sites, permissions, and collaboration features (real‑time editing, guest roles, etc.).
- Ideal for teams, agencies, and anyone managing multiple projects or clients.
- Site plans
- Billed per site to cover hosting, bandwidth, CMS limits, and ecommerce features.
- Required when you want to publish a site on a custom domain and remove Webflow branding.
- Each live site needs its own Site plan, even if they sit inside the same Workspace.
In short: Workspace = people & projects, Site plan = live website hosting.
What Webflow billing actually charges you for
On your card and invoices you’ll typically see some combination of:
- Your Workspace plan (Core, Growth, Freelancer, Agency, etc.).
- The number and type of seats (full vs limited) attached to that Workspace.
- Any Site plans currently active in that Workspace (Basic, CMS, Business, Ecommerce tiers).
- Optional add‑ons such as Localization, Analyze, or Optimize, billed per site or per locale depending on the product.
- Taxes (sales tax / VAT) depending on your location and tax status.
All of these items are summarized inside Workspace settings → Billing and detailed line‑by‑line on each invoice.
How billing cycles and renewals work
- Every paid plan has a billing frequency: monthly or yearly.
- Webflow automatically charges your saved payment method on each renewal date for all active subscriptions in that Workspace (Workspace plan, seats, Site plans, add‑ons).
- If you switch from monthly to yearly (or vice‑versa), Webflow recalculates your remaining time and applies prorated charges or credits on the next invoice.
This is why you might see partial charges or credits when you upgrade a Site plan mid‑cycle or add a new seat in the middle of the month.
How Webflow billing affects agencies and freelancers
For agencies, the billing architecture has a big impact on your business model.
- You can keep all projects in your Workspace and pay for hosting yourself, then pass that cost to clients via your own invoices or Client Payments.
- You can transfer sites into a client‑owned Workspace so the client pays Webflow directly, while you just charge for services.
- You can mix both: some clients live in your Workspace, others in theirs, but in all cases billing is always attached to whichever Workspace owns the site.
Choosing the right combination of Workspace and Site plans is therefore both a technical and business decision.
